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In this poignant and heartfelt book, a young boy anticipates the arrival of his new baby sister. She is coming from China to be adopted into his American family.The story describes, month by month, the boy’s participation in the long adoption process. Finally the waiting for May is over—she meets her new family, and it is the boy who makes her smile. The child narrator’s point of view distinguishes this book from others on this topic and makes it immediate and accessible. Beautifully rendered, sensitive paintings augment the text.
Hardcover: 32 pages
Publisher: Dutton Juvenile (April 21, 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0525470980
ISBN-13: 978-0525470984
Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 0.4 x 10.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #813,138 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #299 in Books > Children's Books > Growing Up & Facts of Life > Family Life > Adoption #615 in Books > Children's Books > Growing Up & Facts of Life > Family Life > New Baby #2658 in Books > Children's Books > Growing Up & Facts of Life > Family Life > Siblings
Age Range: 5 - 8 years
Grade Level: Kindergarten and up
My husband and I are in the process of completing paper work to get on a list to adopt a child from China. I happened upon this book at a bookstore and loved it immediately. We have already read it to our almost-3-year-old biological child to help explain the process of filling out paperwork and then waiting to hear about our new child. It has been a good way to introduce the topic of adoption. Our daughter asks for it often and has requested that we name our new child "May." :-) The pictures and story are simple enough to interest a very young child but have enough depth to interest a child in the early elementary grades (or even older).I highly recommend this book to anyone waiting to adopt a child internationally (especially from China).
Review by Sherry North, Author, Because You Are My BabyWaiting for May is an extremely well written look at the process of international adoption, from the point of view of a young boy who is getting a baby sister from China. I bought the book for my 4-year-old son, because we're in the process of adopting a child from Kazakhstan. Despite the difference in countries, so much of the process is the same.The book discusses the social worker who comes for a home visit when the parents first apply to adopt, the mountains of paperwork, and the long wait to be matched with a child. It shows how the photo of the baby sister arrives on the computer, and just like my son, the main character gets shots for traveling to another country. Finally, the family travels to meet the little girl. The book doesn't shy away from the fact that she cries and cries before warming up to her new brother.What I like best about the book is the brother's positive attitude. He is not fretting but instead is focused on how great it will be to have a sister. The illustration of the two hugging on the final page is just lovely.
This book is just wonderful. It is a great preparation for any child who is waiting for a sibling to be adopted. It is a heart-warming story that talks about the adoption process, the waiting, and the emotions that go along with it, from a child's perspective. I love that the little boy can't wait to go to China and get his sister- many other books I have found on this topic show the waiting sibling with a jealous attitude towards the adoption. Jealousy is an important emotion to address, but many kids ARE very excited about adopting a sibling. This book is uplifting, sweet, and really gives a waiting sibling an idea of what to expect throughout the process of adoption. I highly recommend it!
This is a cute book and I could see giving it 5 starts if I was adopting a girl from China. Unfortunately I am adopting a boy in the U.S. so it did not work for our older son. The book was just too detailed about aspects relative to their particular story that it lost my son. From what I can tell the most exciting part of the story for him was learning how to say "hello" in Chinese.
We have four biological children and have adopted one from China (a little girl). This book was fantastic and explaining to our children what the process was as we waited to travel to China for the adoption. We are adopting again and this time our son will travel with us. This book is wonderfully written!
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